The Godfather Family Album (Special Illustrated Edition) [DELUXE EDITION] (Hardcover)

~ Steve Schapiro (Author), (Editor)

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Selections from photographer Steve Schapiro's archives provide an insider's view of the making of the legendary trilogy.This edition is limited to 1,000 copies, each numbered and signed by Steve Schapiro.

Imagine the experience of witnessing renowned actors as they made their most memorable performances. Steve Schapiro has had such a privilege as special photographer on some of American cinema's most beloved movies. For Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather trilogy, he immortalized actors such as Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, James Caan, Robert Duvall, and Diane Keaton. Brought together in a book for the first time is a vast selection of images from all three Godfather films, selected from Schaprio's archives.

This lavish limited edition book allows fans a privileged peek behind the scenes in the making of film history.

Steve Schapiro is a distinguished journalistic photographer whose work is found in many museum collections and has been published in his books American Edge and Schapiro's Heroes. His photographs have appeared on the covers of most major magazines in the world including Life, Look, Time, Sports Illustrated, Paris Match, and the first People magazine cover. Schapiro followed the civil rights struggle in America, traveled with Bobby Kennedy and has done numerous photo essays on human affairs from the art scene in New York, migrant workers, Vietnam veterans and everything from poodles to Presidents. In Hollywood he has worked on more than 200 motion pictures; his most famous film posters are for Midnight Cowboy, Taxi Driver, Parenthood, and The Godfather Part III.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 456 pages
• Publisher: TASCHEN America Llc; Limited Signed Edition edition (November 20, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 382283730X
• ISBN-13: 978-3822837306
• Product Dimensions: 26 x 21.1 x 7.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 21.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #180,495 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A book you can't refuse..., January 24, 2009

By	Ralf Marczinczik (Bochum, Germany) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Sooner or later, Taschen will put out a smaller and cheaper version of this book, like they did with their Kubrick book.
But this Edition is a wonder to behold: printed of heavy stock paper, very high quality printing, it is itself a piece of art.
Well worth the money.
And the photos?
Well they are the best stills and behind the scenes photos of the three films that you are likely to get.
Lot's of them I have never seen before- and there is one of Mr. Coppola and his mother dressed up the same as him, that is simply priceless!
Everything about the godfather films has allready been written, but the Essays and interviews in this book are a fine reminder why we fell in love with those films in the first place.
The signed bookplate is a transparend page right in front of the book and states that there are only 1200 of these books around (plus 200 artist proofs). If you are a serious collector- this is the book to get, since I am pretty sure, it's price will only rise over the years.
It comes in a clothboud case with wonderful halfleather-binding.
But beware: if you plan to read it in bed- you might need some kind of contraption to hold it- otherwise you might suffocate, because this is one heavy book!